What PSU companies are good?

Computer Forum Power Supplies and UPS's
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Before i replace my mobo, (my beloved k7n2) i want to know whether a power supply can damage a mobo. What do people mean when they say stable outputs? Is it stable voltages? My PSU is a Codegen 400W. Could this PSU be the problem? I don’t want to splash out on a new mobo and get the same problem. (my parents would kill me). My voltages:
core voltage 1.63
12v about 11.90ish. The voltages seem to vary but only slightly and not so quickly. Would my current specs need more than a 400W?

MSI K7N2 delta-L
Athlon 2700
Seagate barracuda 7200.7 120gb w 8mb cache
LG cd-rw
GeForceFX 5900 (gainward powerpack 1100)

How is CodeGen for PSUs anyway? Thanks for any help. :good:

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Right now, I run a Sparkle 350W unit in my main box. I also use Antec and Kingwin 350W units with other boxes. I’m running a Deer 250W unit in my file server, but I think they’re kinda lower-end. If you have some serious cash to burn on a PSU, PC Power & Cooling are basically the Rolls Royce of PSU’s.

If the PSU is good, 300W should be plenty. I personally have yet to have trouble running anything with a solid 350W.

Your voltages look fine.

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thanks. i’m trying to single out the problem in my comp. Once i get the new mobo i should be playing my favourite games again. Its been sooooooooooo long.

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Voltages will fluctuate, but the less they do the better. As long as it’s not more than +/-5%, you’re fine.

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[QUOTE=Big B]
If the PSU is good, 300W should be plenty. I personally have yet to have trouble running anything with a solid 350W.
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I have had problems running systems on a 350watt PSU that actually quite good, and not defective either. The system would act erraticly and crash / hang often after I upgraded to a thoroughbred CPU from a T-Bird. It may have had something to do with the 120mm fan in that system (that’s a lot of power consumption), but in any case the problems dissapeared after I upgraded to a 475watt Enermax PSU.

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I had the same problem when I flashed my 9800 to a pro. The system would be extremely slow when I flashed but would return to normal when I flashed back to the original bios. Replacing the psu for an Antec TruePower 480W did the trick (I had an Antec 350W which still works in another computer).

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thanx. i’m sure its not my psu so new mobo for me yaaaa!

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I would recommend the Asus A7N8X-E.

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I recommend the Soltek 75FRN2-R/L/RL

No bells and whistles but a great performing beast, and ocs great too, and is very cheap.